The philosophy of knowledge: a history. Volume I, Knowledge in ancient philosophy / edited by Nicholas D. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Nicholas D., 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of--History.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 272 pages)

Other Title:

Philosophy of knowledge: a history. Volume 1

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.

Summary:

"Divided chronologically into four volumes, The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History presents the history of one of Western philosophy's greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. Each volume follows conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew. Knowledge in Ancient Philosophy covers roughly 700 years of ancient epistemology, starting with the earliest Greek philosophers and covering all of the main figures and schools up through the Romans. The connections between knowledge, wisdom, and skill are explored, with discussions of the contributions of the Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, Stoics and Skeptics, and concluding with the Neoplatonists and Romans."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Ancient Epistemology: Introduction (Nicholas D. Smith)

1. 'Sophia' and 'Episteme' in the Archaic and Classical Periods (David Wolfsdorf)

2. Presocratic Epistemology (Daniel W. Graham)

3. Epistemology in the Sophists (Noburu Notomi)

4. Socratic Epistemology (José Lourenço and Nicholas D. Smith)

5. Epistemology in Plato's Middle Dialogues (Naomi Reshotko)

6. Plato's Later Epistemology (Hugh H. Benson)

7. Aristotle on Understanding and Practical Wisdom (Corinne Gartner)

8. Aristotle: From Perception to Understanding (Keith McPartland)

9. Epicurean Epistemology (Pierre-Marie Morel)

10. Stoic Epistemology (Marcelo Boeri)

11. Ancient Scepticism (Paul Woodruff)

12. Epistemologies in Neoplatonism (Péter Lautner)

13. Roman Epistemology (Walter Englert).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474258289

147425828X

9781474258302

1474258301

OCLC:

1197815314